Actually I don't know Joe personally but I did spend quite a few hours BS'ing on the phone on several occasions. He had a baby right about that time and his wife insisted he get a job and make money. He applied to the Archeology PHD program and tried selling audio to keep his hand in the pot. He is a stand-up guy as far as I know; and I know you mean't nothing bad with your post; thats why I suggested you contact him and see if he would make it right. To digress let me say he was instrumental in reviving HI FI for a lot of us since the hot-shot pro designers with their expensive measuring tools had reduced audio to a flat sounding no life; unappealing unmusical irritating sound imperitive that made you want to go out and mow the lawn rather than be forced to listen to all that perfect measuring lousey sounding "Audio" gear. But thats a post for the "Audio Critic Crowd".